“We are a community of servant leaders who pioneered and continued to innovate the principles of Grameen Banking in the Philippines;We are in solidarity with the marginalized women and their families, for poverty alleviation and active participation in social development.” Read More...

Through Grameen-based microfinance credit delivery, we commit and dedicate ourselves to:Inspire the marginalized women and their families to discover their God-given dignity and enabling them to rise above all forms of poverty and respond to social and environmental concerns;Create an environment that enhances empowerment of women and their families;Deliver excellent quality and professional service with team spiritIntegrate value formation, living out the ASHI core values of integrity, passion,... Read More...

By 2020, we are a sustainable enterprise managed by an empowered, effective and efficient workforce with extensive quality outreach offering innovative and diversified Grameen-based programs and products resulting to resilient ASHI communities. Read More...

ASHI established its root in January 1989 as an action-research project led by Prof. Generoso Octavio of the College of Economics, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) with initial funding from Asia Pacific Development Center (APDC) based in Malaysia.Two years after its inception, was registered under Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a non-stock, non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO). This status as an NGO, gave ASHI the legal personality to participate into contract... Read More...